A Girl with Bone Sclerosis and Fracture

Date: MAY.1.2016
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Source: Clinical Chemistry

DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2015.244616

Summary:

A previously fit and well 5-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with
right hip pain and limp following a minor fall from play equipment. X-ray imaging confirmed the
presence of a femoral fracture as well as diffuse sclerosis in the sacrum, pelvis, and bilateral
proximal femurs.